Java and databases - initializing tables

Java and databases - initializing tables

Hi I'm trying to create an address book type program in Java using SQLite.
For now, all it should do is ask the user for a contact name and telephone
number to add to the table.
I haven't started the coding but the thing I cannot get my head around is
the table creations. Suppose I write a program that
1) Connects to a database 2) Creates a table 3) Asks the user for details
about adding contact data (to the table).
I compile it once without errors. But then every time I run the program it
will create a new table. The only thing I can think of is that database
and table creation is done outside of the Java program.